Metro Sports Report

Lovig, Bagby share Metro Spotlight Award

Kassidy Lovig and Maddie Bagby of Cedar Rapids Kennedy are the co-winners of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Lovig and Bagby won two events at the Mississippi Valley Conference swimming meet in Cedar Falls Saturday. The Cougars made a strong run for the championship and finished second behind Cedar Falls, 413.5 to 408.

Lovig, a freshman, captured the 200 freestyle and swam on the triumphant 400 freestyle relay with Bagby, MacKinzee Macho and Lydia Yang. She also finished second in the 500 freestyle and helped Kennedy place second in the 200 freestyle relay.

Bagby, a junior, claimed the 100 freestyle and swam on the victorious 400 freestyle relay. She also swam on the 200 freestyle relay that placed second and finished fifth in the 200 freestyle.

Both swimmers have battled ailments this season. Lovig has been bothered by bicep tendinitis and Bagby had walking pneumonia earlier in the year, but both feel much better now.

MSR has lots of good 'Friends'

I wasn't sure what to expect when we launched the "Friends of Metro Sports Report.com" campaign two weeks ago, but I certainly never imagined what Cedar Rapids Jefferson girls track coach Bill Calloway has in mind.

Calloway joined "Friends of MSR" this past week and plans to use his Friends T-shirt as an award for one of his athletes next season. We've had a lot of fun covering the J-Hawks, who have broken numerous records with their championship relay teams the last few years.

Coe women's soccer ranked for 1st time

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the first time in school history, the Coe College women's soccer team is ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of American Top 25 Poll.

Coe enters the poll for the first time at 20th, the highest any Iowa Conference women's soccer team has been ranked this season.

Along with the first national ranking in school history, the Kohawks are the top-ranked team in the NSCAA North Regional Poll. Coe is one of three teams from the Iowa Conference ranked in the regional poll as Luther is fifth and Wartburg sixth.

No. 7 Prairie edged by No. 12 IC West

The seventh-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie volleyball team was nudged by No. 12 Iowa City West, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 18-25, 15-12, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match Tuesday night at Prairie.

Kate Busswitz led Prairie with 17 kills and Megan Oldenburger had nine. Busswitz blocked four shots and Maddie Bell had three blocks. Kendra Gaskill rolled up 40 assists for the Hawks.

Taylor Fisher finished with 27 digs for Prairie. Haley Stecklein and Gaskill led the serving.